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I don't think Petan makes the team if it is going to be on the 4th line, even if he gets power play time. He needs playing time to develop and learn to play against the size of professional players (as opposed to junior players). He won't get that with 4th line minutes. He would get that with top 6 minutes on the Moose. Lemieux I believe has one more year of junior eligibility. I see him going back down to the Colts. The Jets also had Copp up with the team at the end of last year (which I believe burns a year of his entry level contract?) They did a similar thing with Trouba, and Trouba made the team the year after. This also might have something to do with them being US college players and the Jets wanting to get them signed up early so they don't lose their rights. Copp projects out to a 3/4th line player and it is arguably easier for those players to make the jump than the more skilled players. Lemieux salary won't count if he goes back down to junior, so I wouldn't read too much into what he signed for, and his cap hit is less than 100k more than Copps. There really isn't that much wriggle room in those entry level contracts.

The only free agent that really mattered that the Jets let walk is Frolik. His presence will somewhat be replaced by Burmistrov. The top 2 lines will be the same as last year in some combination of Littler, Ladd, Wheeler, Perreault, Scheifele, and Stafford. Taking that into account there are two definite spots open for a rookie. Probably be Ehlers on the 3rd line with Lowry and Burmi and Copp on the 4th line with some combination of Thorburn, Peluso, Halischuk, and Fraser.. There is a chance they add more rookies, but someone will have to steal a job in training camp or as an injury replacement to do it. They definitely haven't added a whole lot to get better, but they really haven't lost as much as people think. This is the draft and develop model the Jets are committed to. Having all of these prospects coming in over the next few number of years means you need to start adding a couple of rookies every year. I wouldn't be surprised if they make the playoffs. I wouldn't be surprised if they miss the playoffs. The line in today's NHL, especially the central division, is razor thin and has as much to do about coaching and gelling as a team in the system as it does about personnel.

You aren't allowed to talk about that. What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas.

The police won't do anything unless Smith chooses to pursue and press charges.

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/phil-kessel-s-first-penguins-pic-leads-to-photoshop-hilarity-152259243.html This picture was taken of Kessel in his new Penguin jersey. He looks so "happy" to be there, people have been photoshopping him in to other pics.

Why would you take 40% of the games we've played out of the equation and compare that with numbers from other teams? That makes no sense. Everyone has to play those teams. In fact, before last week Hamilton was only 4th for overall sacks. Edm - 17 Mtl - 12 Ott - 12 Ham - 11 SK - 11 Cal - 11 BC - 9 Tor - 8 Wpg - 7 Now through all those sacks they got against us and Hamilton will vault right up there on the leaderboard.

Deadline to get your picks in this week is Thursday at 6:30 PM. Picks can be made here: http://morningbigblue.com/community/index.php?app=pickems&do=games&pid=6&wid=78 Blueandgold is still in first place with 18 correct picks. Atomic has moved up into 2nd place with 17 correct picks. And still a log jam at 3rd place. 7 people with 16 correct picks: BigBlue204, coach17, LeBird, Jacquie, MOBomberFan, saskbluefan, and sweep the leg Leader board can be seen here: http://morningbigblue.com/community/index.php?app=pickems&do=leaderboard&pid=6&wid=77

That would be way better then the 71 we gave up last year.

No I think it's 23 now. 16 was prior to the Hamilton game. Double checked the stats I pulled from and you are correct that was up to Week 6. It didn't include last week. http://cfl.uploads.mrx.ca/league/pdf/en/stats/2015/2015_CFL_Statistics_Wk__6_Final082319.pdf

If it isn't schemes ... then either we have poor talent, the players aren't executing, or the coaches aren't communicating what they should be doing in certain situations because so far this year we are again worse in the league in sacks allowed at 16. Now we haven't had our bye week yet and Edmonton and Calgary are only 1 and 2 less sacks better than us respectively, but we are for sure right now in the bottom third. We sit at 16. BC is tops at 3. Montreal 5, and everyone is somewhere in between 11 and 16.

I will be at the game no matter what, but I can understand people not wanting to go. There has been too much time spent in that new stadium watching the game with disinterest knowing that your team has absolutely zero chance of winning. Unfortunately Tim Burke set the tone for Bomber teams in that stadium, and we really haven't been yet able to shake it.

Lets look at Marcel's historical schemes and see where they ranked in the years he was an OC. Sacks His first 3 years as an OC in Saskatchewan (2003 - 2005) - His offence was the 2nd, 3rd, and 1st best at giving up the least amount of sacks (27,28,23) 2007 Montreal - Ranked last in the league (8th) with 68 sacks 2008 Hamilton - Ranked last in the league (8th) with 67 sacks 2014 Winnipeg - Ranked last in the league (9th) with 71 sacks Passing His first 3 years as an OC in Saskatchewan (2003 - 2005) - He was consistently in the bottom half of the league in passing (7th, 6th, and 8th with 4054, 4619, and 4229 yards) 2007 Montreal - Even with Calvillo he ranked 4th in the league in passing with 5044 yards 2008 Hamilton - Ranked last in the league (8th) with 4474 yards 2014 Winnipeg - Ranked 5th in the league with 4374 yards Rushing His first 3 years as an OC in Saskatchewan (2003 - 2005) - He was tops in the league in rushing each of those 3 years (2605, 2504, and 2436 yards) 2007 Montreal - Ranked 6th in the league with 1791 yards 2008 Hamilton - Ranked 1st in the league with 2532 yards 2014 Winnipeg - Ranked 8th in the league with 1513 yards Points Scored His first 3 years as an OC in Saskatchewan (2003 - 2005) - He was in the bottom half of the league in points scored all 3 years (4th, 4th, and 8th for 470, 444, and 379 points) 2007 Montreal - Ranked 7th in the league with 362 points 2008 Hamilton - Ranked 6th in the league with 408 points 2014 Winnipeg - Ranked 6th in the league with 397 points Summary Other then his first 3 years in the league 10 - 15 years ago, his offence has consistently given up the most sacks in the league. His passing offence has at best ranked in the middle of the league but that was with Calvillo at the helm, every other year has been pretty much bottom 3rd (or bottom half with Willy). He has ranked 1st in rushing every year except with Montreal and Winnipeg In points scored, his best seasons were 15 years ago when he was ranked about middle of the pack. Every other year has been middle of the pack to bottom half of the league So in conclusion, Marcel is at best an average / middle of the pack OC whose offence seems to have more success with the run (except in Winnipeg). His best passing years passing have been with Calvillo (4th best) and Willy (5th best) Can't wait to see what Willy can do with a new offensive coordinator....

I know what you are trying to say here but funny story is that Chipman was a good enough football player to get a scholarship to the University of North Dakota and actually had a tryout with the Bombers. And even though he never made the team, I'd say that because of his playing days he does know a thing or two about football. And what is more, he now knows a thing or two about owning and running a sports franchise. Either way having played or knowing something about a sport is in no way a pre-requisite for owning a franchise and running it properly. People like Chipman need to be able to scout talent and put the right people in place to make good decisions. As for the Pav buyout and Noel hire, you cherry pick two very odd selections that were made by Cheveldayoff (not Chipman) in a litany of good decisions that the Jets management have made. Show me a football executive that doesn't have a decision or two that you can question in hindisight. Do I think Chipman will ever own the Bombers? No. Would I like that he did? Yes. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/hockey/a-proud-moment-for-the-humble-man-who-brought-pro-hockey-back-to-winnipeg/article1322359/

It's part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe now, so this should be the last time. At least for a very long while. This is what really annoyed be about DC's decision to go with a new Batman. TDK Trilogy was so good and Bale was good and we were all invested in it emotionally and then they start over? Hate that. Im glad to hear they want to lock Affleck up as the Robert Downey of DC. Although it does make you wonder why they went with an "older" Batman if they want to get 6-10 films out of him. I guess if they are smart they can eventually tell the Return of the Dark Knight story. I like Affleck and think he will be really good. Affleck is the same age Downey was when he did the first Iron Man (Affleck will be 43 when Batman vs Superman comes out. Downey was 43 when the first Iron Man came out). Granted, I don't think they had the complete foresight of what the Marvel Universe would become when they made that first Iron Man movie in 2008. It also begs the question. Now at 50 and moving in on 10 years later, how much longer will Downey be able to keep playing Iron Man?

They cancelled the previously planned Amazing Spiderman 3 & 4 movies. However a new Spiderman played by Tom Holland will reportedly appear in the next Captain America movie to come out in 2016 and his own solo movie as Spiderman in 2017. So basically, as many reboots as it takes until they start losing a lot of money on the franchise ...

I could be wrong, but I don't think that's accurate. Yeah I did quick math to calculate the passer ratings by averaging them out over the years rather then recalculating on the raw numbers. Looking closer at it, Durant's first season he was 1 for 1 pass, so that skews the numbers when you average that out as counting for 1 whole season. Here is a more accurate breakdown, ending at a season where their pass attempts were closest to Willy: Willy - 91.3 rating - 513 Completions on 781 Attempts (66%) 6385 yards 31 TDs 24 Ints Burris - 79 rating - 360 Completions on 671 attempts (54%) 5389 yards 35 TDs 30 Ints Ray - 105.3 rating - 575 completions on 874 attempts (66%) 7631 yards 59 TDs 22 Ints Durant - 84 rating - 416 completions on 690 attempts (60%) 5470 yards 31 TDs 27 Ints

I think it was after TiCats 3rd TD the TSN camera caught Collaros & Company on their bench, joking and making fun of Mo Leggett, who got burned on the prior TD. That really pi**ed me off, watching those arrogant pr**ks mocking a moment of indecision by our Safety who bit when he shouldn't have. But then, you know, it's clear the TiCats play a high tempo game with enthusiasm and that they expect to win with Collaros. Doesn't seem like the Bombers really go in to any of their games with that same kind of confidence - fully expecting to win. And that includes games where Drew Willy is the starting QB. Maybe that has something to do with Hamilton going to the Grey Cup the last two years. There is no doubt that Hamilton is a better team right now, but winning also builds confidence. The Bombers have a climb ahead of them to get there. It doesn't happen over night.

Actually he is a career 91.3 passer raring with 31 TDs and 24 ints http://cfl.ca/roster/show/id/4795 After a similar amount of pass attempts to start their careers, Burris was: 68.2 pass rating with 35 TDs and 30 Ints Ray was: 104.7 pass rating with 59 TDs and 22 ints (If you expect any QB to have the start of his career equal to Ray, you will be swapping QBs every couple of years, because very few measure up) Durant was: 104.7 pass rating with 31 TDs and 27 Int

Gambled on 3rd down rather than going for a 48 yard field goal with a kicker who is playing lights out. I meant to ask, why do people dislike Chris Jones personally? He seems ok to me. Just his thoughts and mentality on some things. His first year as head coach he refused the traditional handshake after a game with the opposing coach because he felt that it wasn't "genuine" . Apparently he has relented and shakes hands this year because he didn't want to bring "negative' publicity to the club, but I'm sure he still thinks it is an empty gesture.

If charged, this will be a test of the NHL... do they immediately suspend him? Do the Blackhawks? Should they? What happened to innocent until proven guilty. Should be immediately suspended. Too serious. Its not like he wouldnt get paid. This isnt like you or me at our jobs and even then some places would suspend or fire their employees after a charge. I understand the thought process behind this, but there is a reason the legal system has been setup in this way. Lets say the Jets are about to play the Blackhawks in the playoffs. Should someone pay someone to setup a situation where a Jonathan Toewes gets put in a similar situation? I know that is an extreme example and has a low chance of happening and risk of that person facing repercussions after the fact, but IMO it is a dangerous slope, especially where a jilted ex-lover is set on revenge. Rape is a horrible thing and if guilty, should be fully prosecuted and sent to jail. But you can't punish someone until it is proven. I guess the Voynov incident has sort of set a precedent. Here is an excerpt from an article when he was suspended: So I guess the league is going to have to try and look at the evidence and try to decide how legitimate the claim is.

If charged, this will be a test of the NHL... do they immediately suspend him? Do the Blackhawks? Should they? What happened to innocent until proven guilty.

I agree you lose a lot of context with just the last post. I think I had this setting at a lower number before and ended up making it higher. The problem is if you hit the limit and have to manually delete some old posts, that is very difficult to do on a mobile device as well. I don't really like any of the options. I need to find something where if the limit is 5, it would just automatically delete the posts above 5, you shouldn't have to do it manually. Might need to research this a bit more.

And it clogs up the page and makes the conversations annoying and difficult to read. http://morningbigblue.com/community/topic/8047-maximum-quote-setting/?p=139799

Some people have made mention that the current quote system on the board make it difficult to read some posts, and if you hit the maximum, you need to delete the quotes yourself. This is a configurable setting and is currently set to the default 10. I could bump this up but it would mean some really ugly posts when they all quoted, especially on mobile devices. I can make it lower than people would have to manually remove quotes more often. Or I can make it so only the last post is quoted and the quoted parts aren't carried over. This may make some posts hard to follow if they don't have the whole history. What would you like to see?